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Foundations of Quantum Theory: From Classical Concepts to Operator Algebras
Klaas Landsman
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Description for Foundations of Quantum Theory: From Classical Concepts to Operator Algebras
Hardback. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 862 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. This idea goes back to the Copenhagen Interpretation (in the original version due to Bohr and Heisenberg), which the author relates to the mathematical formalism of operator algebras originally created by von Neumann. The book therefore includes comprehensive appendices on functional analysis and C*-algebras, as well as a briefer one on logic, category theory, and topos theory. Matters of foundational as well as mathematical interest that are covered in detail include symmetry (and its spontaneous breaking), the measurement problem, the Kochen-Specker, Free Will, and ... Read more
This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics. This idea goes back to the Copenhagen Interpretation (in the original version due to Bohr and Heisenberg), which the author relates to the mathematical formalism of operator algebras originally created by von Neumann. The book therefore includes comprehensive appendices on functional analysis and C*-algebras, as well as a briefer one on logic, category theory, and topos theory. Matters of foundational as well as mathematical interest that are covered in detail include symmetry (and its spontaneous breaking), the measurement problem, the Kochen-Specker, Free Will, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
861
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319517766
SKU
V9783319517766
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99-15
About Klaas Landsman
Klaas Landsman (1963) obtained his PhD in Theoretical High-Energy Physics from the University of Amsterdam in 1989. He was a research fellow at the University of Cambridge from 1989-1997, with a sojourn as Alexander von Humboldt Fellow in Hamburg from 1993-94. He was subsequently a Royal Academy Research Fellow at the University of Amsterdam from 1997-2002, and obtained a Pioneer ... Read more
Reviews for Foundations of Quantum Theory: From Classical Concepts to Operator Algebras
Quantum theory has frequent applications in the subjects of quantum information theory and quantum optics. The purpose of this book is to present the foundations of quantum theory in connection with classical physics, from the point of view of classical-quantum duality. ... This good book is recommended for mathematicians, physicists, philosophers of physics, researchers and advanced students in this field. ... Read more